Sarah, The short answer is that, yes, you can substitute butter for shortening in cookies. It will, however, change the texture and appearance of the end product. Because shortening is 100% fat and butter is roughly 85% fat and 15% water, cookies with butter in them tend to spread more during baking.
Usage: Yang is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name. People having the name Yang are in general originating from China, France, South Korea, United States of America.
yinâ² and yangâ². n. (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin), and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang), whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things. [1930â35; < Chinese yÄ«n-yÃ¡ng]